At stake in this election:

Description of government structure:

Assembly: Tajikistan has a bicameral Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli) consisting of the National Assembly with 33 seats and the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon) with 63 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 7-year term.

In the National Assembly
33 members are
elected
by indirect vote to serve 5-year terms*. In the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon)
63 members are
elected
by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

* 25 selected by local deputies, 8 appointed by the president.

Main parties in the Second Round of the electoral race:

Party: People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT)
Leader: Emomali RAHMONOVSeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 52Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 38

Party: Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT))
Leader: Shodi SHABDOLOVSeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 4Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 5

Party: Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT)
Leader: Said Abdullo NURISeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 2Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 2

Party: Socialist Party (SPT)
Leader: Abduhalim GAFUROVSeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 0Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0

Party: Social Democratic Party (SDPT)
Leader: Rahmatullo ZOIROVSeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 0Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0

Party: Democratic Party (DPT)
Leader: Mahmadruzi ISKANDAROVSeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 0Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0

Party: Independents
Leader: N/ASeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 5Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: N/A

Main parties in the First Round of the electoral race:

Party: People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT)
Leader: Emomali RAHMONOVSeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 49Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 38

Party: Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT))
Leader: Shodi SHABDOLOVSeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 4Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 5

Party: Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT)
Leader: Said Abdullo NURISeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 2Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 2

Party: Socialist Party (SPT)
Leader: Abduhalim GAFUROVSeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: N/ASeats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0

Party: Social Democratic Party (SDPT)
Leader: Rahmatullo ZOIROVSeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: N/ASeats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0

Party: Democratic Party (DPT)
Leader: Mahmadruzi ISKANDAROVSeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: N/ASeats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0

Party: Independents
Leader: N/ASeats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 5Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0

Last Parliamentary election:

The last election was held on February 27, 2000, and the run-off elections were held on March 12, 2000.